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3-24-11 Affordable Care Act Update

... Year Later: Provisions of the Law Already Helping Cancer Patients   Timed to coincide with yesterday’s one-year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, ACS CAN launched the Affordable Care Act Quiz , a new, interactive tool that can be found on fightcancer.org . This short, educational ... that were threatening their treatments and their lives.   Also, read the ACS CAN press release on the anniversary and check out Kaiser Health News’ roundup of news stories related to the anniversary.   Polls Show Confusion, Split in Opinions   One year after the Affordable Care ... The list of “threshold questions” and rationales can be used and shared with coalition partners, legislators and others working on state health insurance exchanges.   Over the past two months about half of all states have been reviewing some type of exchange legislation. The main ...

7-15-10 Affordable Care Act Update

Below is this week’s update on the Affordable Care Act. As always, thank you for all you do every day to support laws and policies that help cancer patients and their families.   Department of Health and Human Services Releases Rules on Prevention Benefits   Yesterday the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released interim final rules for the prevention benefits included in the Affordable Care Act.   The regulations ...

8-11-11 Affordable Care Act Update

... federal funding for lifesaving cancer research and prevention programs, as well as important programs that assure cancer patients access to health care like Medicare and Medicaid. As we continue to press forward, we will keep you apprised of further developments.   Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Releases Community Health Center Funding    This week HHS announced awards of $28.8 million to 67 community ...

9-29-11 Affordable Care Act Update

Federal Update   Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced grants to fight chronic diseases, the leading cause of death in America, to states and communities with over 120 million residents,. Funded by the Prevention and Public Health Funded created by the ACA, Community Transformation Grants help states and communities address the root causes of chronic diseases such as ... disputes between Medicaid and a state exchange.     Litigation   It has been an eventful week for litigation related to the Affordable Care Act.  The U.S. Justice Department elected not to ask the full 11 th Circuit Court of appeals to overrule the decision of the circuit's ...

7-22-10 Affordable Care Act Update

... (date TBA).   New Messaging Documents As we mentioned during the Atlanta training, ACS CAN staff have developed new messaging around Affordable Care Act implementation that is ready for you to use. The messaging centers on the following theme: Making the Affordable Care Act work for people with cancer will save lives.  If this sounds familiar, it is because the Society and ACS CAN continue to view the health care system through the “cancer lens,” as we have since the launch of the Access to Care Initiative in 2007. After being besieged with misinformation during the health care debate, the public lacks an understanding of the law’s provisions. This is true even among families affected by cancer, as ACS ...

7-29-10 Affordable Care Act Update

Below is this week’s update on the Affordable Care Act. As always, thank you for all you do every day to support laws and policies that help cancer patients and their families.   Kaiser Poll ... the continued importance of educating staff, volunteers, and the public at large about how the Affordable Care Act will meaningfully improve the health care system for people with cancer and their families. Read more about the poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation and The Washington Post .   HHS Releases Interim Final Appeals Regulation and Announces Funding for New Consumer Assistance Grants Program   The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released an interim final rule on provisions in the Affordable Care Act that provides consumers new rights to ...

3-31-11 Affordable Care Act Update

... Accountability Office (GAO) made public a report Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) requested regarding potential alternatives to the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) individual mandate provision, which requires most Americans to purchase health insurance beginning in 2014.  The report studied mechanisms other than the individual mandate, but the results were inconclusive, with ... individual responsibility provision. Read ACS CAN's press release . Defunding Programs in Affordable Care Act The House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee passed legislation today to eliminate mandatory funding for several programs created in the ACA, including funding for the ...

3-22-12 Affordable Care Act Update

Two Years Later, Patient Protections in Affordable Care Act Benefitting Families Affected by Cancer   Two years ago tomorrow, the Affordable Care Act was signed into law with key provisions that are improving access to quality, affordable health care for people with cancer and those at risk of developing the disease.   These provisions include critical patient protections that:   ... access to critical cancer care; ·         Enable children with a history of chronic disease such as cancer to stay on their parents’ health plan until age 26; ·         Prohibit insurers from charging people more for coverage because they have a condition such as cancer; ...

12-22-11 Affordable Care Act Update

Federal Update   On December 16, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued an advisory bulletin outlining policy direction for states on the essential benefits package. Although the bulletin does not have the force of law, it gives states important guidance as they move toward implementation of health benefit exchanges. HHS plans to publish a formal regulatory proposal, but did not indicate when. Read the HHS press release , ACS CAN's ... and materials to the field.    Litigation   This week the U.S. Supreme Court set its schedule for hearing oral arguments on the Affordable Care Act. The arguments will be spread over three days in March. On March 26, the justices will hear one hour of debate on whether challenges can ...

3-15-12 Affordable Care Act Update

Federal Update   On Monday, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the final regulation on state health insurance exchanges. As expected, the regulation gives considerable flexibility to the states to make the final decisions on rules and ... and other consumer groups will likely comment on this provision and ask for greater clarification on how consumer protections in the Affordable Care Act will be preserved. The administration has indicated that related regulations--including premium subsidies, Medicaid changes and the rules ...

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